The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-05
Charleston Gleanings.

\ drinking fountain for man and beast
has been placed at the corner of Vernon
and Wharf streets.
All the stores ON King street were open
Saturday afternoon, the p. III. closing hav-
ing ended on Sept. !.
The Hercules played the Hornets, South
Carolina railway nine, at the Base Ball Park
Saturday afternoon, and defeated them by
a score of l6 TO $.
Rev L. NJ Dunton has been appointed
Presiding Elder for Charleston district of
the Methodist Episcopal church, in place of
Rev. DIR. Webster deceased.
Hereafter there will be weekly service
Of the steamers between Charleston and
Philadelphia from each end of the line.
The new schedule will go into effect on
Sept s.
The Electric Light Company received
fifty three coils OF wire and other appliances
for incandescent lights on Friday. The
work OF introducing the incandescent sys-
tenn i'll the city will be commenced immedi-
ately.
The steamer Wistaria. buoy tender, has
recently returned from Wilmington, Del,
where she underwent a thorough overhaul
ing. She has been heightened, and has had
her speed increased about two knots an
hour, and is now one of the fastest aud best
appointed vessels in the fleet in Southern
waters.
Hon. c. G. Memminger's condition has
improved within the past twenty -four
hours, and if the improvement continues
there will be strong hopes Of his recovery.
A special dispatch from Hendersonvile, n.
c., was received at O'Clock Saturday after
noon saying: "Mr. Memminger's strength
continues slowly TO improve"
A cargo of over 1000 bushels of rice ar
rIN TaA al. TOT Of
I. z. Aston, on the Pon-Pon river. The
rice was in the rough, of course. 1t was inn
mediately unloaded at the Planters and
Merchants Mills, at the east end of Laurens
etreet, was milled and placed on the market
Saturday morning The samples were clear
and pearly, and the milling was pronounced
by the factor to come fully up to his ex-
pectations. Sales of about 40 barrels were
made at prices which were not made public
Mr. Martin Croghan has applied for let
tiers of administration on the estate of the
late Mr. Thomas f. Croghan, the petition
therefor being now on file in the Office of
Probate Judge Vincent. The bond to secure
the administration has been fixed at So, 600,
the value of the personality Of the deceased
being 81, Boo The heirs of the estate are
Mr.. Martin. Croghan, Mr.. Thomas F..
Croghan's mother now residing in Ireland,
his brother supposed to be in the United
States, another brother i'll Ireland, one sis
ter in Virginia and two sisters i'll Baltimore.
Mr.. F. W. 'Schepegrell, who has been
travelling through the North for the past
three weeks, has returned to the city. He
is member of the firm of G. j. Schlepe-
grell, one of the victims of G. a. Murphy,
the contractor who recently abSconded,
leaving debts in Charleston to the amount
of about $500. He owed his workmen and
several of the lumber and sash merchants.
Mr.. +. w. Schlepegrell, who was in New
burg, N. Y, at the time, was telegraphed
to, in order to arrest Murphy upon his ar
rival in New York city as he had left on
the Yemassee. Mr.. Schlepegrell says he
Immediately proceeded to New York, where
he interviewed the police authorities, but
obtained little satisfaction, the officials
claiming that it could not be proved
that he had left the city with the
intention of defrauding any one.
Determined not to be baffied, Mr..
Schlepegrel procured a policeman and
awaited the arrival of the steamer, which
was due at 2 a. m, but which did not ar
rive till 8 or . o'clock. AS soon as the
Yemasee landed he boarded it and accosting
Murphy, demanding of him the money due
to his firm Murphy pleaded poverty, but
failing in that, offered $50, which he after
wards increased to 500, if he would be al
lowed to go; but his determined creditor
demanded the entire amount, $3.50, and
showed the policeman as the alternative.
After much pleading and offers of a com
promise, seeing that he was caught, Murphy
paid the entire amount of his Indebtedness
to Mr.. Schlepegrelps firm.